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Police drug bust near Wollongong nets ecstasy pills, leads to two arrests

POLICE have smashed a major drug operation near Wollongong with overnight raids netting more than 10,000 ecstasy pills and leading to the arrest of two men. Detectives from Strike Force Bayli apprehended a 30-year-old man after a police operation in ... >> view original

Inquest underway into death of Wollongong bobcat driver

A coronial inquest is underway into the death of a man driving a bobcat on private land at Unanderra on Wednesday. Police say the 66-year-old was treated at the scene of the accident by ambulance crews, but died before he could be transferred by ... >> view original

Wollongong outdoor fitness groups to reapply for public land licences

Visit any of Wollongong's scenic coastline hot spots like North Wollongong's Stuart Park or Wollongong Beach's Lang Park in the morning or evening and you'll find hundreds of people running, boxing and squatting their way to fitness. But the process of ... >> view original

Wollongong Hawks poised for return to NBL

The Wollongong NBL franchise has been in voluntary administration for almost three months, with staff and players owed money while the team's management has been working gratis to keep the club afloat. A final report called a deed of company ... >> view original

Cancer-suffering pilot sentenced to jail over drug importation flight into ...

Wollongong father Bernhard Stevermuer, 43, pleaded guilty in February after a plane was raided by police at Illawarra Regional Airport last July, following a Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad investigation into drug supply in the Sydney metropolitan ... >> view original

Bobcat accident has killed man in suburban area of Wollongong

A MAN has died after a Bobcat accident on a property south of Wollongong this morning. Emergency services were called to a home on Poplar Avenue in Unanderra just before midday where they found the injured man. An Ambulance NSW spokesperson ... >> view original

Identity of man found dead in Wollongong laundry released

Police have released the name and the image of a man found dead in the laundry of a New South Wales Housing unit complex in Wollongong in April. The body of 56-year-old Mark Dower was discovered in the unit block in Crana Place, Mangerton, on April ... >> view original

Police release name of murdered Wollongong man

May 22, 2015: Part of the mystery surrounding a suspected Wollongong murder has been resolved, with police today revealing the name of a man whose body was found last month. 9NEWS. Police have identified the body of a man found dead in Wollongong ... >> view original

Blair steps down after 8 years as Quartet envoy

Former British PM will now, in an informal capacity, try to strengthen relations between Israel and Arab world as way to underpin peace process. Tony Blair. Quartet envoy to Middle East Tony Blair. (photo credit:REUTERS). Share on Facebook Share on ... >> view original

Chinese official: US has ulterior motives over South China Sea

Beijing (CNN) A week after a CNN team aboard a U.S. Navy P8-A Poseidon heard the Chinese military issue warnings eight times to a U.S. surveillance plane flying over disputed waters in the South China Sea, a senior official with the People's Liberation ... >> view original